Navel Lane Late Orange

The Navel Lane Late orange is one of the varieties we grow at Naranjamania, a late-season variety. It has a long harvesting period, from the end of January to the end of May, which lets us supply our customers for quite a long time.

The Lane Late orange (as we call it here) differs from the other oranges in the “Navel” group in having a low level of limonin and, compared with its parent varieties, low acidity at the start of the season. It tastes very sweet and can be used for juice or for eating; it is very juicy and seedless.

The Lane Late tree is medium to tall, quite vigorous, with very few thorns on its branches, and is considered a productive late-harvest tree. Like all Navel oranges, the later we pick them, the sweeter they are.

The variety comes from Australia, where it was discovered in 1950 as a spontaneous mutation of the Washington Navel variety. It began to be grown in Spain in the early 1980s and was soon sold with great success thanks to all its qualities. Lane Late oranges are medium to large, with smooth, reddish-orange skin and, like the other “Navel” varieties, the characteristic “navel” at the base.

According to the IVIA (Valencian Institute of Agricultural Research), its main characteristics are:

   – The Lane Late orange weighs between 210 and 240 grams.

   – The fruit is 75 to 80 mm in diameter and about 103 mm tall.

   – The peel is usually 3.5 to 4.0 mm thick.

   – The fruit colour corresponds to orange, rated number 12.

   – Juice content is estimated at 55–59%.

At Naranjamania, we grow and sell this variety for its countless qualities, both as a crop and in terms of taste. We only harvest it when we believe it is at its best, holding several tastings among the Naranjamania team until we decide the exact harvest date.

At Naranjamania we focus on the quality of our harvests, without wasteful practices, to preserve the environment and the ecosystem around us. We strictly follow good farming practice so that we can offer excellent quality. The Naranjamania team recommends buying Lane Late oranges online for all their benefits, and so you can enjoy fresh, freshly picked oranges with all their properties and vitamins.

Don’t miss the pleasure of tasting delicious Valencian oranges!